Peculiar form and construction--Former shape--Effective model
sought--"Swan Ships"--Dangers of navigation--Ship sometimes
submerged--Sufferings of the passengers for want of
air--Remedy--The swan's head--Captain's quarters--Vessels propelled
by electric power--Machinery--Steering and stoppage of the
vessel--TIMBER FOR SHIPS--How seasoned--How protected against
insects in every part--The COMPASS--The ANCHOR--Peculiarity of its
formation: how let out and hauled in--The Bison ropes